The 20th Century has been the most prolific or productive century for human invention. Individuals who were lucky enough to have been born at the beginning of the century (20th Century starts in 1900) have seen telegraphs transform to satellite phones, horse-drawn carriages give way to trans-continental flight, and common deaths from diseases which we now treat as medical oddities.
Key Questions To Consider: How did these changes happen? Why has so much changed? What has the impact been? Where are we going? What has stayed the same?
Our first assignment is going to be a “wikispace” timeline of the ten most important inventions of the last century in an individual category.
Categories: Communication-How do people interact and share their messages? Transportation-What methods do people use to move themselves, goods and services? Medicine-What advancements in medical technology have changed and in many cases improved people’s lives? Industry/Construction- How have we changed the way we design, manufacture, and use material items? Entertainment/Recreation- How have the forms of entertainment that people engage in evolved over the century? What effects have come from advancements in entertainment technology? Agriculture (FOOD)-What changes have been made to the ways we produce, prepare, market and consume food over last century?
You will title the page on your wikispace “Technology”
Each of your 10 entries should have at least one picture and a summary of the technological advance or event and its impact in the field.
Each entry should be at least (5) complete sentences long. Every entry should be IN YOUR OWN WORDS and proofread for spellin and gramar.
At the top of the wikispace page you should introduce your category and speculate on the future advancements in the field (ex. the future of transportation may be in “light rail” trains).
Key Questions To Consider:
How did these changes happen?
Why has so much changed?
What has the impact been?
Where are we going?
What has stayed the same?
Our first assignment is going to be a “wikispace” timeline of the ten most important inventions of the last century in an individual category.
Categories:
Communication-How do people interact and share their messages?
Transportation-What methods do people use to move themselves, goods and services?
Medicine-What advancements in medical technology have changed and in many cases improved people’s lives?
Industry/Construction- How have we changed the way we design, manufacture, and use material items?
Entertainment/Recreation- How have the forms of entertainment that people engage in evolved over the century? What effects have come from advancements in entertainment technology?
Agriculture (FOOD)-What changes have been made to the ways we produce, prepare, market and consume food over last century?
You will title the page on your wikispace “Technology”
Each of your 10 entries should have at least one picture and a summary of the technological advance or event and its impact in the field.
Each entry should be at least (5) complete sentences long. Every entry should be IN YOUR OWN WORDS and proofread for spellin and gramar.
At the top of the wikispace page you should introduce your category and speculate on the future advancements in the field (ex. the future of transportation may be in “light rail” trains).